Quotes By Aesop

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Plodding wins the race.

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

Slow but steady wins the race.

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Please all, and you will please none.

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.